What now!

[KH_RN6]

I feel like I'm missing something.

I just finished all my hearing and vision screens for my preschoolers. I have 224 kiddos to care for.

I see 1 tube feeder, and I see one kiddo for daily med. Everyone else is just seen as needed.

I was thrown into this job with minimal training. I didn't know what else to do my first week before kiddos started, so I just made all my files. Inputted all my immunizations.

Files are done. Immunizations are done. Meds are sorted. Screens are done.

What do I do now?! just relax!?

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

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[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

20 hours ago, scuba nurse said:

Clean out your office! When I took over 3 years ago at my school, there was stuff from the 70's and 80's that I found! Seriously: cassette tapes, old medical books, old hand written medical files, expired meds, broken equipment....I filled a dumpster with crap! I cleaned out all my cabinets and got rid of anything I didn't want or need.

For your newsletter, you could highlight an issue or two every month (or weekly, however you are doing it). Here are the health observances: (some are not relevant, but you could highlight adult and kid ones!).

https://www.healthline.com/health/directory-awareness-months#1

I did the same last year. Last year was the purge, this year is the rearrange, make it "Mine" year! Unfortunately, I can't do any of the heavy lifting myself due to back trouble, so I have to wait for the custodian whenever I need something moved.